Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 812 Ready to Reach the Threshold
Ningfa glanced at the cave again, a satisfied look on his face.

With a flick of his sleeve, a set of array flags and array plates appeared in front of him. He planned to set up a high-level concealment array here.

Before long, a glimmer of light appeared at the edge of the cave, transforming into a curtain of light that merged into the mountain wall.

Ning Fa then opened another storage ring, and a large number of radiant spiritual objects appeared in front of him.

If other high-level cultivators were here, they would surely be dumbfounded.

Because each item is incredibly precious, including Five-Colored Divine Soil, Heavenly Mulberry Tree Branches, Geng Gold Divine Sand, Heavenly River Star Dew, and Melting Heaven Fire Essence, these are priceless treasures that even Nascent Soul stage monsters can only dream of.

Looking at these spiritual objects, Ningfa couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

These were all the spiritual materials he had painstakingly collected to build the Transformation Thunder Pool.

Even now, he still finds it a bit unbelievable.

After all, when he successfully formed his core and learned about the conditions for forming his nascent soul, even he himself felt that the chances of collecting all the necessary materials were slim, and he didn't know when it would take.

I never imagined that decades later, I would actually collect all of these things.

Now everything is ready, except for the final step of constructing the Creation Thunder Pool.

Ning Fa took a deep breath and began to formally construct the structure according to the inherited information he had received when he formed his core.

Driven by his magic power, the ball of divine soil shimmering with five-colored spiritual light flew in front of him and slowly deformed under the effect of the spell, its volume growing larger and larger.

During this process, other earth-attribute spiritual creatures also flew over one after another and merged into it.

A moment later, a circular pool about ten feet in diameter appeared in front of Ningfa.

Ning Fa breathed a sigh of relief. After resting for a while, he used the special secret method passed down in the inheritance to refine and integrate the metal-attribute spiritual materials such as Gengjin Divine Sand.

Five days passed in this way, and a complete circular pool appeared before Ningfa's eyes.

Its entire body shimmered with five-colored spiritual light, and mysterious runes were faintly visible within it.

At the bottom of this pool, there is a unique circular thunder pattern.

It is divided into five sections, each containing a different spiritual pattern: a white flying sword, a cyan tree, a black river, a crimson flame, and a yellow hill. These patterns look exactly the same as the thunder patterns in Ningfa's dantian.

Numerous slender bolts of white, gold, black, red, and yellow lightning shot out like fireworks from the lightning patterns at the bottom of the pool.

The thick spiritual mist seeping from the cave ceiling seemed to be attracted and quickly flew towards the pool, where it was absorbed by the five-colored lightning and merged into the pool.

Ning Fa smiled with delight. The Creation Thunder Pool had been successfully built, and this place was indeed very helpful in generating thunder liquid.

However, this alone is not enough; a special item is also needed to generate genuine Creation Thunder Liquid within this Creation Thunder Pool.

Thinking of this, Ningfa opened his mouth and spat out a silver lotus flower with crackling electricity on its surface, which flew out from Ningfa's mouth in a ball of silver light.

It was none other than the Nine-Turn Thunder Lotus that Ning Fa had nurtured within his body for many years, and this Nine-Turn Thunder Lotus was also the key spiritual object for generating Creation Thunder Liquid.

Over the years, Ning Fa has used most of the magical power he has gained from cultivation to nurture this Nine-Turn Thunder Lotus, which has resulted in his cultivation level not increasing much.

Now, it has grown a fourth lotus leaf, indicating that it has officially reached the fourth stage of its evolution.

Such a grade also meets the standard for generating Creation Thunder Liquid.

With a thought from Ning Fa, the Thunder Lotus flew to the bottom of the Creation Thunder Pool, to the center of the thunder pattern, and began to spin rapidly.

Instantly, the thick spiritual mist seemed to be summoned and quickly surged towards the Thunder Lotus.

The lotus seemed quite pleased and gently trembled. Soon after, five-colored dewdrops began to form on the four lotus leaves, emanating an indescribable pure lightning spiritual power.

Seeing this, Ningfa couldn't help but look excited.

Because these five-colored dewdrops are precisely the Creation Thunder Liquid he needs to form his Nascent Soul.

It took Ning Fa a while to suppress his excitement, and he looked thoughtful.

Judging from the rate at which the lightning liquid was being generated, it would probably take a very long time, perhaps decades, to fill the lightning pool.

But that doesn't matter, since he's still some distance from the peak of the Core Formation realm.

Even with the help of elixirs, it would still take him quite a while to reach this stage.

In particular, he also needs to allocate some of his magic power to nurture the two Silver Thunder Orchids, so that the time for both should be able to match.

Ning Fa felt a surge of excitement at the thought that he might be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in just twenty or thirty years.

He originally wanted to observe the Creation Thunder Pool for a while longer, but then his expression changed, and he flicked his sleeve.

A golden light flashed before him, and a figure appeared—it was Hei Yu, dressed in a black robe.

His expression was calm, the golden triangle pattern on his forehead was faintly visible, and his powerful spiritual pressure at the Nascent Soul level was also remarkable.

When Ning Fa was escaping Qiyuan Island to fight against the late-stage fourth-order sea race, Hei Yu used a life-saving divine ability and then fell into a state of silence.

However, so many years have passed, and with Ning Fa using some precious metal-attribute spiritual items, Hei Yu has long since recovered to its original state.

“Black Feather, this place is extremely important to me. From now on, you will guard this place,” Ning Fa said in a deep voice.

"Rest assured, young master, I will do my utmost."

Hei Yu responded without hesitation. Ning Fa nodded, a flash of silver lightning on his body, and he transformed into a slender strand of lightning, retracing his steps back to the cave with the two Silver Lightning Orchids.

As he unleashed the special incantation taught by the Demon Lord, beams of spiritual light shot out from the surrounding walls, condensing once again into a miniature light array, within which Ning Fa's figure vanished.

The next moment, Ningfa reappeared at the bottom of the lake, and he immediately flew towards the small island where he guarded the spirit herb garden—Spring Leaf Island.

He thought to himself that although Springleaf Island was not particularly far from the underwater entrance, it would be a waste of time to go back and forth.

However, the Demon Lord seemed to have taken this into consideration. In the jade slip he gave to Ning Fa earlier, he specifically recorded the detailed method for setting up his self-created short-distance teleportation array.

Ningfa plans to build a teleportation array between Springleaf Island and the cave to facilitate his daily travel.

At this moment, on Spring Leaf Island, three Qi Refining cultivators—two men and one woman—were standing near the herb garden.

One of the young men, with short hair, a long face, and bright eyes, shouted, "Brother Li, you really are something else! You just took on the task of guarding this herb garden, and you dare to leave without permission."

"It's fortunate we came; if the senior master in charge had found out, we would have been in deep trouble."

Another older young cultivator beside him smiled and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, don't be impatient. Perhaps Junior Brother Li has something to attend to and is not on the island at the moment. Let's wait a little longer."

The young man was handsome and had a commanding presence.

Although he still looks immature, he is already quite composed and mature compared to the short-haired youth who looks frivolous.

As he spoke, he also glanced furtively at the young woman beside him.

The woman was quite tall, almost as tall as the two of them. Her light blue robe accentuated her shapely figure, her neck was long and slender with snow-white skin, and her appearance was elegant and beautiful, exuding a strong sense of spiritual grace.

Although she is still young, she already possesses the beauty of an unparalleled woman.

The young girl chuckled and said, "Junior Brother Li is always meticulous in his work. His absence from the Spirit Herb Garden must be for a reason."

The girl's voice was like the tinkling of a clear spring, melodious and pleasant to the ear.

The short-haired youth muttered something, but didn't say anything more.

"I apologize for keeping you all waiting."

Just then, a clear voice rang out, and a dark-skinned young man strode towards them, looking apologetic as he addressed the three.

This was naturally Li Yan, who was using Ning Fa's alias.

"Senior Brother Li, you've finally arrived! If you had been any later, we would have had to go to Jinshui Market by ourselves."

The short-haired youth immediately laughed and said...

Ning Fa glanced at the three of them, lingering especially on the girl's face for a moment, and offered an explanation.

"I happened to find a flying bamboo rat on the island before. I spent a lot of effort chasing it, but the little guy still got away. It was a waste of one of my Spirit Feeding Pills."

Ningfa spoke while looking regretful.

The three of them suddenly realized what was going on. The short-haired youth said with a grin, "What's a flying bamboo rat? Senior Brother Fang is going to treat us to a big meal at Jinshui Market. Let's go quickly."

At this moment, the bright and beautiful young girl asked with some concern, "Junior Brother Li, is it alright for you to leave this herb garden?"

Ning Fa smiled and said, "As long as I don't leave for too long, it's fine."

"Alright, let's not delay, let's go quickly."

The handsome young man then summoned a flying magical artifact that resembled a large white bird and beckoned several people to come up.

The short-haired youth looked on with envy and said, "Senior Brother Fang is indeed very wealthy, he even has such a rare first-grade mid-level flying magic weapon. Alas, I don't know how long I would have to save up to afford such a flying magic weapon."

"Junior Brother Zhou, don't underestimate yourself. Once you become an inner disciple, such a flying magic weapon will be a piece of cake."

The handsome young man smiled reassuringly, showing no arrogance despite his wealth.

Ning Fa stood aside, smiling without saying a word.

Of the three, the short-haired youth was named Zhou Qing, who was also at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

The older young man was named Fang Han, and he was at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The pretty young girl was named Wen Hui, and she was at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Zhou Qing was also a rogue cultivator.

Fang Han is a disciple of a Golden Core cultivation family in Jinshuize, and he has dual spiritual roots with excellent spiritual root aptitude.

Because the Fang family had a good relationship with the Wangyue Sect, they sent him to the Wangyue Sect, and he directly became an inner disciple of the sect.

Wen Hui was initially guided onto the path of cultivation by a rogue master, and later came to the Wangyue Sect after her master passed away.

Like Ning Fa and Zhou Qing, she possessed three spiritual roots.

Therefore, all three of them are now outer disciples of the Wangyue Sect.

Ning Fa met these three during the disciple recruitment examination of the Wangyue Sect. They supported each other through many challenges and forged a deep friendship.

The reason for this was not that Ning Fa wanted to play the role of a low-level disciple so realistically, but rather because of Wen Hui.

(End of this chapter)